Oscar Smith (1987) - UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame

UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame

Varsity Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Track Athlete at Indiana Central College
Collegiate All-State football player for three years
Scored 42 points in a football game vs. Valparaiso
State football scoring champion in 1928
Nationally Known Track Star in late 1920’s
Won events and established track records in broad jump, high jump, pole vault, 100 and 220 yard dashes
Set State Broad Jump record at 22’7” (later jumped 23’1/2”)
Took 4th Place in the all-around competition at the University of Illinois Relays 1928; the meet featured many of the best track athletes in the nation
A 1949 Reflector quote (reflecting on former ICC stars) said of Smith, “He is considered one of the greatest track men in American history.”